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    Even though love and marriage was a major ideal in Shakespearean England‚ we can get views from Much Ado about Nothing which oppose this idea. From the two main ‘couples’ in this play we can understand their different views on commitment throughout and because of this we as readers and viewers can learn about each relationship separately and watch the thoughts and ideas change throughout the play. <br> <br>From the scene given we can make many assumptions on the Beatrice and Benedick relationship

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    Much ado about nothing Potential passages for my exam * Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 1-70 (opening of the play) * Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 1-60 (Beatrice views on love) * Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 160-257 (Love Benedick and Beatrice) * Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 6-27 and 181-200 (Benedicks speeches on love) * Act 3 Scene 1 Lines 37-end (Gulling of Beatrice) * Act 3 Scene 3 Lines 1-77 (Dogberry+Comedy) * Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 29- end (Beatrice in love) * Act 3 Scene 5 (Dogberry) * Act 4 Scene

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    where a person has to make a decision whether or not to do the right thing or do what feels right. Revenge is an opportunity to retaliate or gain satisfaction after a situation that gives a person an uneasy feeling. In the play “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ revenge takes a big role in how the story unravels. Misunderstanding lying and confusion equals to the problem‚ stirring the pot‚ which creates more plot in the story. In my essay‚ it will explain how revenge drove me to making a decision that could really

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    My Dear Hero‚ I care for you deeply and often feel pangs of maternal sentiment toward you‚ which although most bizarre‚ provokes within me a strong inclination to protect you from the masked absurdity that festers amongst our terribly backward society. Darling Hero‚ perhaps it is the illusory charm of flattery that has cast you under this spell and sucked you of spirit and free will‚ but I feel a sisterly duty to remind you of what you are becoming: a blithe and bonny play toy for the Prices and

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    In Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing the protagonist‚ Claudio‚ is about to become married to Hero‚ Leonato’s daughter. In front of all the citizens‚ frier‚ and Hero’s family‚ Claudio denies the right to marry Hero questioning her actions the night before. The audience of the movie knows that Don John has actually set up a plan to make it seem like Hero was wooed by a mystery man‚ Borachio‚ but Claudio and the rest of the citizens don’t know that. Then‚ Hero is attacked by her own father

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    Trickery And Its Benefits to Romantic Relationships In Much Ado About Nothing‚ several relationships unfold. Within the novel‚ the different routes to love become apparent. A prominent relationship is that of Beatrice and Benedick. Former enemies‚ both Beatrice and Benedick fall in love through Don Pedro‚ Hero‚ and Claudio’s trickery. Before‚ neither character would address one another without a witty remark. With each new trick‚ both lovers reach a new milestone in their relationship‚ which can

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    Timeline”). In one of his most famous plays‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ Shakespeare conveys his idea that a person must be wary of others attempting to manipulate his life through the use of duplicity. Although this trickery is sometimes used to assist a person to realize something that he normally would not‚ it is also used to try to ruin a person’s life. Shakespeare’s clever development of his theme begins with the title. “Much Ado About Nothing” seems to express the idea that the characters

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    objectification of women very much sinister‚ particularly in Hero’s case. Shakespeare’s depiction of the interactions between Claudio: her potential Husband and Leonato- her own Father‚ prior to Hero’s public shaming from Claudio convey this. ‘Give me this maid‚ your daughter?’ Here‚ the two men are discussing the giving of Hero‚ as if she were an object to be traded‚ but as a formality for the marriage‚ suggesting the idea of the relations between the two genders as very much sinister. To modern audiences

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    The idea of a female protector standing in for men is apparent in Much Ado About Nothing‚ where Beatrice takes on a similar role to Paulina. How ever emphatic her words are in defence of Hero‚ Beatrice understands that as a women she is severely limited in her influence. ‘If I were a man’‚ she says‚ ‘I would eat his [Claudio’s] heart in the marketplace’‚ but as it is‚ she can ultimately do little directly in support of her cousin except ‘die a woman grieving’ (4.1.321). Once again‚ the heroine is

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    English essay‚ Much Ado About Nothing In this play‚ Shakespeare pairs of Hero with Claudio and Beatrice with Benedick. Using quotes from the play‚ discuss why Beatrice would never marry Claudio and why Benedick would not find Hero to be as suitable as a wife for him as Beatrice. In this essay‚ I am going to look at the characters of Benedick‚ Beatrice‚ Claudio and Hero and go into detail on what they are like and how they view love. I will also look at why Beatrice and Benedick have a relationship

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